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περιουσία

περιουσία, surplus, abundance, survival

περιουσί-α, ἡ, (περίειμι (εἰμί sum))
  • that which is over and above, surplus, abundance, ἐρίων Ar. Nu. 50; νεῶν Th. 3.13; χρημάτων Id. 1.2, 2.13; οὔτε σοφίας ἐνδείᾳ οὔτʼ αἰσχύνης π. Pl. Grg. 487e; τοσαύτῃ π. χρήσασθαι πονηρίας D. 19.55; ἂν . . μοι π. ᾖ τοῦ ὕδατος, i.e. time enough for speaking, Id. 59.20.
      • 2 residuum, Hp. Cord. 11.
    • II abs., net gain, profit, ἀπὸ παντὸς π. ποιεῖσθαι Pl. R. 554a; οὐ γὰρ εἰς π. ἐπράττετʼ αὐτοῖς τὰ τῆς πόλεως so as to bring them advantage, D. 3.26; τῆς ἰδίας τρυφῆς εἵνεκα καὶ π. Id. 21.159, cf. Plb. 4.21.1; στρατεία οὐ φέρει περιουσίαν Men. 382: pl., opp. τὰ ἀναγκαῖα, Isoc. 11.15: with Preps., ἀπὸ περιουσίας with plenty of other resources, Th. 5.103; πρὸς περιουσίαν, opp. πρὸς τὰς ἀναγκαίας χρείας, Plb. 4.38.4: most freq. ἐκ π. out of the abundance (of their store), Pl. Tht. 154e, etc.; ἐκ π. χρῆσθαι D.S. 20.59; ἐκ π. ζῆν to live on oneʼs own resources, Ath. 4.168a; ἐκ π. κατηγορεῖν τινος at an advantage, D. 18.3; also ξενοτροφεῖν ἐκ τῆς π. J. BJ 1.2.5; τὰ ἐκ π. superfluities, opp. τὰ ἀναγκαῖα, Arist. Top. 118a6.
      • 2 superiority of numbers or force, Th. 5.71; τοσαύτην ἔχειν π., ὥστε . . D.S. 4.12; π. τῆς δυνάμεως Iamb. Myst. 5.23.
    • III survival, τίς οὖν ἡ ταύτης π.; what is its chance of being saved? D. 19.79.

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